# mapbox/awesome-vector-tiles

Awesome implementations of the Mapbox Vector Tile specification

Repository: https://github.com/mapbox/awesome-vector-tiles
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-vector-tiles
Homepage: https://www.mapbox.com/developers/vector-tiles/
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-10T19:17:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4017, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2622, forks 294 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:05.087589+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome list of implementations of the Mapbox Vector Tile specification, including parsers, generators, and related tools across many languages. It serves as a reference catalog rather than a usable software artifact itself.

## Use cases
- find a library to parse mapbox vector tiles
- tools to convert geo to vector tiles
- encode vector tiles in java or python
- render vector tiles in the browser
- compare vector tile implementations across languages
- learn about the mapbox vector tile spec ecosystem

## When to choose
- you need to discover libraries or tools for working with Mapbox Vector Tiles
- you want an overview of the MVT ecosystem before picking an implementation

## When to avoid
- you need runnable software rather than a list of links
- you need guaranteed-maintained tools, since some listed projects are deprecated

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: geospatial, parser, serialization, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: vector-tiles, mapbox, awesome-list, gis, mvt, geospatial, maps

## Member repositories
- mapbox/awesome-vector-tiles (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.087589+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:20:02.715691+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mapbox/awesome-vector-tiles (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.087589+00:00, sha bdbbb37dc98e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.